Installing the product on distributed operating systems using the command line

You can install WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.0 using the Installation Manager command line.

Before you begin

Important: Before installing the product, you must read the license agreement that you can find with the product files. Signify your acceptance of the license agreement by specifying -acceptLicense in the command as described below.

Prepare the system onto which you want to install the product as described in Installing Installation Manager and preparing to install the product.

Procedure

  1. Optional: If the repository requires a username and password, create a keyring file to access this repository.

    For more information on creating a keyring file for Installation Manager, read the IBM® Installation Manager Version 1.4 Information Center, IBM Installation Manager Version 1.5 Information Center, or the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center.

    Tip: When creating a keyring file, append /repository.config at the end of the repository URL location if the imutilsc command is unable to find the URL that is specified.
    Note: [Updated in April 2013] Starting in Installation Manager Version 1.6.2, the -keyring and -password options that have been used to access credentials in a keyring file are deprecated. When you use Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 and later, use the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file. There is no migration path from keyring files to storage files because of the differences in the file structures. You must create a storage file to replace a keyring file. For more information on using the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file, see the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center. [Updated in April 2013]
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  2. Log on to your system.
  3. Change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
  4. Verify that the product repository is available.
    imcl.exe listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
    ./imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
    You should see one or more levels of the offering.
  5. Use the imcl command to install the product.
    imcl.exe install com.ibm.websphere.ND.v80_offering_version,optional_feature_ID
      -repositories source_repository 
      -installationDirectory installation_directory 
      -sharedResourcesDirectory shared_directory
      -accessRights access_mode
      -preferences preference_key=value
      -properties property_key=value
      -keyring keyring_file -password password
      -acceptLicense
    
    ./imcl install com.ibm.websphere.ND.v80_offering_version,optional_feature_ID
      -repositories source_repository 
      -installationDirectory installation_directory 
      -sharedResourcesDirectory shared_directory
      -accessRights access_mode
      -preferences preference_key=value
      -properties property_key=value
      -keyring keyring_file -password password
      -acceptLicense
    
    Tips:
    • The relevant terms and conditions, notices, and other information are provided in the license-agreement files in the lafiles or product_name/lafiles subdirectory of the installation image or repository for this product.
    • The offering_version, which optionally can be attached to the offering ID with an underscore, is a specific version of the offering to install (8.0.0.20110503_0200 for example).
      • If offering_version is not specified, the latest version of the offering and all interim fixes for that version are installed.
      • If offering_version is specified, the specified version of the offering and no interim fixes for that version are installed.
      The offering version can be found attached to the end of the offering ID with an underscore when you run the following command against the repository:
      imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
    • If you are using Installation Manager Version 1.4.4 or later, you can also specify none, recommended or all with the -installFixes argument to indicate which interim fixes you want installed with the offering.
      • If the offering version is not specified, the -installFixes option defaults to all.
      • If the offering version is specified, the -installFixes option defaults to none.
    • You can add a list of features that are separated by commas—the feature ID samples indicates the sample applications feature, thinclient indicates the standalone thin clients and resource adapters, embeddablecontainer indicates the embeddable EJB container, and ejbdeploy indicates the EJBDeploy tool for pre-EJB 3.0 modules.
      Tip: If no features are specified, the required features and those selected by default (ejbdeploy, thinclient, and embeddablecontainer) are installed. To install only the features that you want, specify the list of features explicitly.
    • The -accessRights parameter is not required if you previously specified the mode in which to install Installation Manager.
    • The program might write important post-installation instructions to standard output.

    For more information on using the imcl command to install the product, see the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.4 Information Center, IBM Installation Manager Version 1.5 Information Center, or the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center.

What to do next

You can create a standalone application server profile, management profile, managed (custom) profile, cell profile, or secure proxy profile using the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command.




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